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DID YOU kaftan The United States is usually called muumuu.

The CAFTAN term "caftan" or Kaftan (from Ottoman Turkish qaftan) is used to refer to a full-length, loose-fitted clothing with long or short sleeves worn by men and women, especially in the Levant and North Africa.The caftan is similar to the most voluminous dress djellaba the Middle East.

The origin of the caftan is usually related to Asia Minorand Mesopotamia. Caftan dresses like are described in the reliefs of the palace of Persia antique dating to 600 BC by the EC in the thirteenth century, the style has spread in Eastern Europe and Russia, where the styles kaftan served as a model for a number of basic clothing and in the nineteenth century.

By the 13th century, the caftan had spread to Eastern Europe and Russia, where the styles caftan modeled for a number of basic clothing and nineteenth century. Russia caftan made its way up Turkey. The Turks also adopted caftans, then brought the style to Hungary and Poland when they conquered the land.

In the Ottoman Empire 16th century caftans different lengths were constructed from satin and velvet rich Ottoman silk and metal have been son worn by courtiers to indicate the state, preserved in the treasuries Court, used as a tribute, and considered a "robes of honor" the visit of ambassadors, heads of state, important government officials, and master craftsmen who work for the imperial court.

caftans men had often Gores added, causing the caftan burning at the bottom, while women's clothes were more closely adjusted. Women were more likely to add scarves or belts. A sultan and his court could layer two or three innings kaftans with more or less along for the functions ceremony. A domestic short-sleeved caftan, was generally secured by a belt or a belt embroidered with jewels, while the outer caftan could have slots in the shoulder through which the arms of the user were forced to display ends (sometimes detachable expansion) of the caftan interior to show contrasting fabric clothing.

After a visit to Morocco in the early 1960s, Diana Vreeland published a series of articles in Vogue championed the kaftan fashion for "The Beautiful People". Yves Saint Laurent and designers who have been included Halston caftan-style clothing in their lines. Since that time, kaftans still be a market for the evening and wear home. The caftan is now marketed worldwide as 'fashion'.

With a long and elegant history, worn by emperors and kings, contemporary usage of the term "caftan" can be expanded to include a number of types of clothing style itself. Today kaftans can be worn with a scarf or a belt. Some caftans are open to the front or the side and are tied or fastened with buttons loop from the neck to the waist. Depending on use, vary the length kaftans from the hip to the ground. The choice of fabric is unlimited, if the silks and cottons are still most used. Embellished, embroidered, adorned with jewelry and other sages, the caftan flatters any figure.

WIKIPEDIA SAYS-Fabrics caftans had very specific and have been named accordingly: there was velvet, ABA, bürümcük, CANF, GATM, Gezi, Diba hatayi, and kutnu kemha to name a few.

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